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August 26, 1950

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 12 14 0
Cubs 3 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 12 14 0
Cubs 4 8 2

Hank Sauer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .269
OBP .000 .354
At Bats 3 379
Hits 0 102
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 0 48
RBI’s 0 79

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 8 0
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Wrigley Field - August 26, 1950
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Double
Vern Bickford
Walker Cooper
Earl Torgeson
Roy Hartsfield
Bob Elliott
Buddy Kerr
Sid Gordon
Pete Reiser
Willard Marshall
Hank Sauer
Phil Cavarretta
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Sauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Elliott hits a popup towards short. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Bickford covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Bickford covering, for the out.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bickford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Borkowski now playing center field. Phil Cavarretta now playing first base. Bob Ramazzotti now playing shortstop. Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Borkowski. Kerr reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Sawatski strikes out.
Bottom 7 Smalley hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Bob Borkowski pinch runs for Andy Pafko. Serena hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Sauer hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reiser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Cooper moves to third.
Top 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second.
Top 7 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out.
Bottom 6 Mauro hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Torgeson. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Torgeson steals second.
Top 6 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hartsfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kerr strikes out.
Top 5 Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cooper hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Bickford scores. Hartsfield moves to third.
Top 5 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smalley. Bickford moves to second.
Top 5 Bickford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores.
Top 5 Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Kerr reaches second base with a double. Reiser goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Reiser is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Serena strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pafko is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gordon takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second.
Top 4 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mauro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall throws the ball in to Kerr who tags Mauro trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Terwilliger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hartsfield strikes out.
Top 3 Bickford bunts towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Terwilliger covering, for the out. Reiser moves to second.
Top 3 Kerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reiser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sawatski for the out.
Bottom 2 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Willard Marshall now playing right field. Serena hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Willard Marshall pinch hits for Luis Olmo. Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Elliott goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Doyle Lade now pitching. Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hartsfield scores. Torgeson scores.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Kerr scores. Hartsfield moves to third. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 2 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger misplays the ball. That's an error on Terwilliger. Kerr moves to third. Hartsfield moves to second.
Top 2 Hartsfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bickford hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Kerr reaches second base with a double. Reiser goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Ward reaches second base with a double. Mauro goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Mauro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Olmo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cooper is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Elliott strikes out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Hartsfield moves to third.
Top 1 Hartsfield takes first base on ball four.